회사원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 會社員, from 會社 (“company”) + 員 (“employee”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)sʰa̠wʌ̹n] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)sʰa̠wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)사원/회(ː)사원]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoesawon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoesawon
McCune–Reischauer?	hoesawŏn
Yale Romanization?	hōysawen

Noun

회사원 • (hoesawon) (hanja 會社員)

1. office worker, (company) employee, (company) worker, (company) staff